Kentucky basketball: Best one-and-done Wildcats of the John Calipari era

No program in the country has done a better job recruiting in the one-and-done era, so Kentucky's list of best one-and-done players is tough to crack.
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2011-12. Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis. 1. 528. Kentucky basketball one-and-done rankings. Forward. player. .

PPG: 14.2 APG: 1.3 RPG: 10.4

Awards: NCAA Champion, NCAA Tournament MOP, AP Player of the Year, Wooden Award, Naismith Award, Rupp Trophy, Consensus All-American, SEC Player of the Year, All-SEC, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, SEC All-Defense, SEC Rookie of the Year, SEC All-Freshman, All-SEC tournament

Anthony Davis might not just be the best one-and-done player of the Calipari era at Kentucky, but the best one-and-done player in college basketball history. Only Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony are in the discussion with him.

Davis wasn't quite a polished offensive player yet, but he dominated every facet of the game with his size and athleticism. He averaged 4.7 blocks and 1.4 steals and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player after capping off Kentucky's run to a national championship with just six points, but 16 rebounds, five assists, three steals, and six blocks in the title game against Kansas.

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